What did they hit that night as the Scott family pulled into Arthur's small Kansas hometown? That and many other dark questions underlie this novel as the family tries to adjust to their new lives after leaving Detroit and its racial troubles in the 1960s. Told from various family members' points of view, we experience their attempts to understand and fit into their new town and anyone who has ever lived in a small town realizes that outsiders are not always completely welcome. Especially the Scott family, whose return reminds everyone of the mysterious death of their beautiful sister Eve twenty five years earlier. When another young girl goes missing, long buried questions and unspoken accusations resurface and complicate their lives in ways they just don't understand. If you like dark, gothic mysteries, this has got it all---escaped mental patients, dysfunctional families with dark secrets and small town gossip. Creepy and satisfying.